Thinkpad T60 Bios Issue

At startup, my Thinkpad T60 displays a Fan Failure message but the fan seems to be running fine.  Before replacing any hardware, I thought it might be helpful to update the bios to see if that resolves the problem.  Unfortunately, I'm unable to access the bios.  When I tap the F1 key the computer beeps consistently and I am unable to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.  When I stop tapping F1, the Fan Failure message once again appears on the screen and the computer fails to boot to the operating system.  Any suggestions for resolving this issue are greatly appreciated.   Thanks so much!
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Not sure what the cause of your error is, but I can tell you that it wasn't caused by anything that a bios update would fix, and I'd never recommend trying to flash a bios on an unstable system, you could turn a $12 repair into a $600 one.
In an attempt to gather more info for somone who may have seen this error before, how do you know the fan ""seems to be running fine", if you can't boot your system?
One thing you can try is to plug a known good fan into your system board, then try booting/loading bios. Even if you don't actually install the fan, it could tell you if you actually have a fan motor failure. My theory is that yor systemboard would detect an open/shorted circuit in the fan motor and prevent boot to keep from damaging your system. By plugging in a working fan (even if not installed), your system would no longer see the error. However, if it does boot, don't run it for more then a couple mins without a good working fan installed.
I'm sure it's also possible that a systemboard failure could generate such an error, so if a known good fan also triggers this error, that would be the most logical cause, but perhaps there is something another member can offer here that I'm unaware of.
Good luck
ps. You can buy the fan motor (without heatsink) for about $12 on ebay from various sellers. I keep one in stock, in case I ever have need of it, then order a replacement as I use them.
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At startup, my Thinkpad T60 displays a Fan Failure message but the fan seems to be running fine.  Before replacing any hardware, I thought it might be helpful to update the bios to see if that resolves the problem.  Unfortunately, I'm unable to access the bios.  When I tap the F1 key the computer beeps consistently and I am unable to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.  When I stop tapping F1, the Fan Failure message once again appears on the screen and the computer fails to boot to the operating system.  Any suggestions for resolving this issue are greatly appreciated.   Thanks so much!
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